Panasonic DVD-S35 Operating Instructions Manual

Panasonic DVD-S35 Operating Instructions Manual

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DVD/CD PLAYER
DVD-S35

Operating Instructions

DVD / CD PLAYER
DVD-S35
DVD-RAM VIDEO PLAYBACK
For error-free handling of your appliance, please read these
operating instructions carefully. Keep this manual for future
reference.
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  • Page 1: Operating Instructions

    DVD/CD PLAYER DVD-S35 Operating Instructions DVD-RAM VIDEO PLAYBACK DOWN ZOOM MODE OPEN/CLOSE DVD / CD PLAYER DVD-S35 For error-free handling of your appliance, please read these operating instructions carefully. Keep this manual for future reference.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Dear customer Thank you for trusting and purchasing this high-quality product. Panasonic is one of the Page leading companies of the consumer electronics industry. Precautions We are sure that this DVD player will meet with all your expectations. CAUTION Your DVD player provides a perfect reproduction of digital images stored on DVDs.
  • Page 3: Precautions

    Precautions Voltage: Do not use high voltage power sources. This can overload the unit and cause a fire. Do not use a DC power sources. Check the source carefully when setting the unit up on a ship or other place where DC is used. AC mains lead protection: Ensure the AC mains lead is connected correctly and not damaged.
  • Page 4: Precautions

    Precautions CAUTION! DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE, BUILT-IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED. TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING, ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS.
  • Page 5: Caution

    Caution for AC Mains Lead CAUTION For your safety, please read the following text carefully.This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. A 5-ampere fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5-ampere and that is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362.
  • Page 6: Front Panel

    ZOOM MODE DVD-RAM VIDEO PLAYBACK OPEN/CLOSE DVD / CD PLAYER DVD-S35 switch : Standby/on Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa. In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of power.
  • Page 7: Rear Panel/Batteries

    Rear Panel DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (PCM/BITSTREAM) OPTICAL CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Please connect AC IN directly to TV VIDEO OUT Component Video Out terminal AC INPUT socket P =Component output blue P =Component output red Optical Digital Out terminal Y =Component output luminance Audio Out socket...
  • Page 8: Remote Control Functions

    Remote control functions Standby/on switch : Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa. In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of power. OPEN/CLOSE SLEEP SETUP SLEEP Switches off the unit at the set time. Page 27. A.SRD CINEMA SETUP...
  • Page 9 Remote control functions SKIP SUBTITLE Skips chapters, tracks or pictures. Page 25. Selects the language of subtitles. Page 34. SLOW/SEARCH Slow motion and search function. Pages 23, 24. AUDIO Changes the audio track. Page 34. Starts playback ANGLE/PAGE Chooses from various camera angles; turns menu pages.
  • Page 10: Connections

    Connections Note on all connections Unplug all units from the mains. Connect the unit directly to the TV set. If you let the player connection go through a video recorder you will experience a disturbed picture when playing copy-protected DVDs. To avoid sound quality problems, deactivate function A.SRD ( Advanced Surround ) when you connect an amplifier with Dolby Pro Logic functionality.
  • Page 11 Connections Connection to a TV set with scart socket Read the operating instructions of your TV set. Connect the cables as shown on the illustrations. Make sure not to confuse the colours or labels. When the unit is fully connected plug the AC mains cable back in. AV socket on rear of TV set 21-pin scart cable...
  • Page 12: Connections

    Connections COMPONENT VIDEO OUT - terminal The Component Video Out terminal separately outputs the colour difference signals ( PB/PR ) and the brightness signal Y, thus providing for an enhanced resolution and Rear of TV set (example) colour response. COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminal AUDIO IN The labelling of the Component Video In terminal may differ depending on theTV set or monitor you use ( e.g.
  • Page 13: Home Cinema

    Home cinema Enjoy the powerful theater sound available with multiple channel audio found on DVDs by connecting an amplifier and speakers. Analogue connection ( AUDIO OUT ) To be able to hear sound in stereo or Dolby Pro Logic quality, attach an amplifier or an Amplifier (example) analogue audio component supporting these features.
  • Page 14 Digital connection ( OPTICAL ) Home cinema For optimum surround sound, connect a digital amplifier or a digital audio component. Amplifier (example) Amplifier and speakers OPTICAL (example) Connect 3 or more speakers to produce surround sound Optical digital audio cable To play programmes with a 5.1-channel surround sound, connect the digital audio output ( OPTICAL ) with an external "Multi-channel Dolby Digital Decoder", for example.
  • Page 15: Basic Settings

    Basic settings QUICK SETUP The items of the QUICK SETUP menu provide an easy means of making some basic SETUP settings for your appliance. QUICK SETUP When the appliance is properly connected press Stand-by/On button to switch on Die Menü-Sprache wählen . the unit.
  • Page 16 Basic settings Select the subtitle language: QUICK SETUP If the language you want is not on the list, go to menu item "Other" and type in the Select the subtitle language. Die Menü-Sprache wählen . English Automatic appropriate language code ( see page 45 ) using the numeric key pad of your remote German French control unit.
  • Page 17: Setup Menu

    SETUP menu Options of the SETUP menu The SETUP menu contains options concerning menu items " Disc ", " Video ", " Audio ", " Display " and " Others ". SETUP A clearly arranged on-screen menu guides you to and through the options. DISC Disc Audio...
  • Page 18: Ratings

    SETUP menu Ratings Assign a rating to disallow the viewing of some scenes ( 1-7 ) or the entire Ratings DVD-Video disc ( 0 ). No Limit This feature is not supported by all DVD-Video discs. To select a rating ( factory setting is "8"...
  • Page 19 SETUP menu TV Aspect : The format of TV screens is either 4:3 (standard) or 16:9 (wide-screen). Choose the 16:9 format if your player is attached to a wide-screen TV set. If it is attached to a standard TV screen you can choose either 4:3 Pan&Scan SETUP or 4:3 Letterbox (see illustration): Video...
  • Page 20 SETUP menu PCM Down Conversion : Pulse Code Modulation PCM is the standard method used to record digital music signals on audio CDs. DVD-Videos can be produced using the linear PCM method which is based on a sampling frequency of up to 96 kHz. SETUP For reasons of copyright protection, the digital output of PCM audio signals may be Audio...
  • Page 21 SETUP menu Menu Language : Select a menu language as appropriate. On-Screen Messages : SETUP The TV screen displays the commands you give by pressing the buttons on the Display remote control unit. Select "Off" to suppress the display of on-screen commands. English Menu Language FL Dimmer :...
  • Page 22 SETUP menu Mixed Disc - Audio & Stills : Your DVD player can play back/display discs in the MP3/WMA ( audio ) and JPEG ( image ) formats. Select a playback format ( JPEG or MP3/WMA ) if the disc provides data in both formats.
  • Page 23: General Playback

    Preparation General playback Switch on the TV set and set it to the video input that matches the connection between player and TV set. DVD-V DVD-A JPEG Playback The label Press OPEN/CLOSE open the disc tray. must face Place the disc on the disc tray. Press PLAY to close the disc tray.Play back starts automatically.
  • Page 24 Scene replay DVD-V DVD-A JPEG General playback Press QUICK REPLAY during playback. Every push of the button replays a couple of seconds of the current item; on a JPEG disc it will take you back a couple of pictures. However, you cannot go back to before the beginning of an item. QUICK REPLAY is not supported by all discs.
  • Page 25 General playback Frame-by-frame DVD-V DVD-A In pause mode, press remote control buttons . Every push of one of these buttons takes the film a single frame forwards or backwards. Keeping one of these buttons pressed continuously displays the next single frame in the chosen direction. You can also use button to move the film forward a single frame at a time.
  • Page 26 General playback POSITION MEMORY DVD-V DVD-A JPEG Use the Position Memory function if you wish to resume disc playback at a particular position. The position tag is retained when you change discs or when the unit goes into stand-by mode. You can tag and directly access up to 5 discs.
  • Page 27 Automatic switch-off General playback DVD-V DVD-A JPEG This function allows you to specify a playback time ( e.g. 90 min. ) after which the unit is to automatically switch itself off. Press SLEEP , the SLEEP dialogue is output to the display and the TV screen. Repeatedly press the button to browse the settings: AUTO 60 min...
  • Page 28 General playback DVD-V DVD-A ZOOM This function allows you to zoom into the picture to make better use of the available screen space. The setting can be changed via the remote control unit or the appliance. Using the remote control buttons: Press ZOOM during playback.
  • Page 29 General playback REPEAT DVD-V DVD-A JPEG Press REPEAT during playback. Repeatedly press the button to browse the settings as follows: DVD-V Chapter Title CHAPTER DVD-A Track Group Program Scene Playlist TITLE VCD/CD Track MP3/WMA Track Group JPEG Group The repeat function is available only if the elapsed time is displayed during playback. There is no mode that allows you to repeatedly play back entire DVD, WMA, JPEG or MP3 discs.
  • Page 30: Other Functions

    Other functions ADVANCED SURROUND DVD-V RAM With 2 or more audio channels only Produces an effect similar to surround sound at the two front speakers ( SP ) or the headphones ( HP ). Press A.SRD Repeatedly press the button to browse the settings. Press to toggle between SP and HP: HP 1...
  • Page 31 CINEMA Other functions DVD-A DVD-V JPEG You can manipulate the picture quality of films: Press CINEMA Cinema 1 Press to select the individual settings: CINEMA 1 : Improved contrast of details of dark scenes. Cinema 2 CINEMA 2 : Improved brightness setting for dark scenes. USER : User-defined contrast, brightness, sharpness, colour, and User...
  • Page 32: Programme Play

    Programme play Programme play DVD-V DVD-A You can programme up to 32 chapters/tracks to be played in any order. Press PLAY MODE in stop mode. The "PROGRAM" screen appears. Type in the numbers using the RC unit's numeric key pad. PROGRAM Choose a title and chapter, then press ENTER.
  • Page 33: On-Screen Displays

    On-screen displays You can display on-screen information on disc and player ( OSD ) and manipulate various settings. Some DVDs do not support all of the settings. Please use the DVD menu instead. To enable the on-screen displays Press DISPLAY during playback The on-screen displays will appear at the top edge of the screen.
  • Page 34 On-screen displays DVD-V JPEG DVD-A MP3/WMA Title Track: Allows you direct access to a title/track if the disc hosts several. Chapter: Allows you direct access to a chapter if the disc hosts several. Group: MP3/WMA or DVD-A tracks or JPEG pictures defined to make up a group. You can also provoke an on-screen display by pressing the GROUP button on your remote control unit.
  • Page 35: On-Screen Displays

    On-screen displays DVD-V JPEG DVD-A MP3/WMA Zoom: Zoom function ( see page 28 ). Bitrate Display: Displays the video image data rate per second ( Mbps ). OSD Brightness: User-defined brightness of OSD displays. Advanced Surround: Produces an effect similar to surround sound at the two front speakers ( SP ) or the headphones ( HP ).
  • Page 36: Jpeg

    JPEG Your DVD player can output JPEG pictures ( Exif version 2.1 ) that were taken with a digital camera, for example, or generated by means of any other system. The resolution should range between 320 x 240 pixels and max. 6144 x 4096 pixels. Group : 021112-1620 Picture : Flower JPEG ALBUM...
  • Page 37: Mp3/Wma Menu

    MP3 / WMA menu WMA CD-Text Your DVD player can play MP3 and WMA discs ( Windows Media Audio ). Group : Tree MENU To display the MP3/WMA menu CELEBRATE Press MENU to display the menu screen. CHOSEN ONE Total YOUR LOVE, OH LORD To select a track, press , then press...
  • Page 38: Dvd-Ram Menu

    DVD-RAM menu Your DVD player can play DVD-RAM discs recorded in the video recording format, version 1.1, by a DVD video recorder, DVD video Camera, computer etc. To display the DVD-RAM menu DIRECT NAVIGATOR Press DIRECT NAVIGATOR to display the menu. The menu will show programme names only if they were entered when the DVD-RAM was produced.
  • Page 39: General Notes On Dvds

    General notes on DVDs DVDs can contain titles and chapters that the producer of the disc put into a specific order. DVDs feature a Title menu that lists the available titles and chapters. However, you can choose to select and then play individual titles and chapters. DVD playback can be controlled and manipulated via the menu that the DVD player outputs to the TV screen.
  • Page 40: Before Requesting Service

    Before requesting service GENERAL PROBLEMS Certain control operations are not available with some discs. The player does not respond Interference caused by lightning or static charge. Press [ ] to put the player into stand-by mode. to function key commands: Restart the player.
  • Page 41: Before Requesting Service

    Before requesting service AUDIO PROBLEMS There is no audio output and Check the connections. the sound is distorted: Deactivate the ADVANCED SURROUND effect. Go to the SETUP screen and check the Audio menu settings of "Dolby Digital","DTS Digital The loudspeakers emit Surround"...
  • Page 42: Glossary Of Technical Terms

    Glossary of technical terms As opposed to the digital processing method which only knows two states ( 1 or 0, on or off ), analogue Analogue: processes consist of a multitude of values at any range of infinitely variable steps. This multiplicity is faced by the limited range of possibilities of storing and reproducing the relevant information.
  • Page 43: Glossary Of Technical Terms

    Glossary of technical terms Sound system used in cinemas or movie theaters all over the world. The system is marked by high- (Digital Theater Systems): quality sound separation ( 2-channel or 5.1-channel playback ). MP3 or MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 is a file compression format used for digital audio files. MP3: It provides files of an extremely small size and may cause a consequential loss of quality.
  • Page 44: Information

    Information This product features a copyright protection implement whose technology is protected by US patents and intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other copyright proprietors. The use of this copyright protection implement is subject to permission of Macrovision Corporation and is restricted to purely private use only. It is prohibited to examine this appliance for the purpose of unlicensed construction.
  • Page 45: Language Codes

    Language codes Abkhazian 6566 Fiji 7074 Lingala 7678 Singhalese 8373 Afar 6565 Finnish 7073 Lithunian 7684 Slovac 8375 Afrikaans 6570 French 7082 Macedonian 7775 Slovenian 8376 Albanian 8381 Frisian 7089 Malagasy 7771 Somali 8379 Ameharic 6577 Galician 7176 Malay 7783 Spanish 6983 Arabic...
  • Page 46: Specifications

    This equipment complies with European conformity requirements, in accordance with the conditions of electromagnetic compatibility and product safety. This equipment complies with the requirements of protection class 2. This equipment complies with the safety requirements of SEMKO. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. http://www.panasonic.co.jp/global/...
  • Page 47: Specifications

    Specifications Power supply: 220-240 Volt mains voltage, C output level: PAL/PAL 60 : 0.3 Vss; 50Hz NTSC : 0.286 Vss (75 Ohm) Output socket: 21-pin AV Scart Power consumption: 13 Watt (RGB/S-Video included) Power consumption in stand-by: approx. 2 Watt Component video output: Y output level (green): 1Vss (75 Ohm)
  • Page 48: Index

    Index Page Page Page DVANCED SURROUND 30,35 eneral Playback Random play Analogue connection Glossary 42-43 Ratings Audio language 15,17,34 Rear Panel Automatic switch-off nformation Remote control functions AV terminals 16,19 REPEAT Resume function asic settings 15-16 16,43 Batteries anguage codes Laser radiation Before requesting service 40-41...

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